Tag Archives: Jewish Rescuer Citation
B’nai B’rith World Center and Keren Kayemeth LeIsrael to Celebrate Heroism of Jewish Rescuers During Holocaust Commemoration Ceremony – B’nai B’rith International
The B’nai B’rith World Center-Jerusalem and Keren Kayemeth LeIsrael (KKL-JNF) will hold on Thursday, April 24, for the 23rd consecutive year, a joint Holocaust commemoration ceremony on Holocaust Martyrs’ and Heroes’ Remembrance Day (Yom HaShoah). Read more » »
2025 Jewish Rescuer Citation Recipients – B’nai B’rith International
Helena Merenholc (1907-1997, Poland) Merenholc was a psychologist who aided Jewish children and orphans in the Warsaw ghetto. In March 1943, she managed to escape from the ghetto with her mother and sister. Read more » »
B’nai B’rith, United Nations Holocaust Program and Center for Jewish History Host Film Screening and Discussion: “Bau, Artist at War” – B’nai B’rith International
The screening was followed by a discussion that included (from left): Sean McNamara, director; Deborah Smerecnik, producer and writer; Clila Bau; Hadasa Bau; and B’nai B’rith CEO Daniel S. Mariaschin, who served as moderator. Read more » »
Coverage of 2024 Holocaust Commemoration Ceremony Honoring Jewish Rescuers During the Shoah – B’nai B’rith International
B’nai B’rith International has received significant news coverage of its joint Holocaust commemoration ceremony with Keren Kayemeth LeIsrael (KKL-JNF) on Yom HaShoah, dedicated annually to honoring the heroism of Jews who rescued fellow Jews during the Holocaust. Read more » »
Why is this Yom HaShoah different from all others? – B’nai B’rith International
Written by Alan Schneider, Director, B’nai B’rith World Center–Jerusalem Even in Israel, which has been tempered by a century of Arab aggression, the horrors of Oct. Read more » »
B’nai B’rith World Center and Keren Kayemeth LeIsrael Celebrate Heroism of Jewish Rescuers During Holocaust Commemoration Ceremony – B’nai B’rith International
The B’nai B’rith World Center-Jerusalem and Keren Kayemeth LeIsrael (KKL-JNF) held on May 6—for the 22nd consecutive year—a joint Holocaust commemoration ceremony on Holocaust Martyrs’ and Heroes’ Remembrance Day (Yom HaShoah). Read more » »
2024 Jewish Rescuers Citation Recipients – B’nai B’rith International
Recipients of the Jewish Rescuers Citation at the 2024 Yom Hashoah Holocaust Commemoration Ceremony 1. Dr. Vittorio Emanuele Sacerdoti (1915-2000, Italy) along with two non-Jewish Italian doctors, fabricated a fictitious disease called Syndrome K to keep the SS away from Jews who were hiding in a hospital in Rome. Read more » »
Recognizing Jewish Heroes From the Holocaust – B’nai B’rith International
Alan Schneider, Director of the B’nai B’rith World Center in Jerusalem, shared his insights on our Jewish Rescuers Citation on a website dedicated to the new documentary, “Resistance: They Fought Back.” Read on the “They Fought Back” website. Read more » »
The B’nai B’rith World Center and the Committee to Recognize the Heroism of Jewish Rescuers Will Present the Jewish Rescuers Citation to Alma Rose, Conductor of the Women’s Orchestra in Auschwitz – B’nai B’rith International
The B’nai B’rith World Center-Jerusalem and the Committee to Recognize the Heroism of Jewish Rescuers During the Holocaust will present The Jewish Rescuers Citation in honor of Alma Rose, leader of the women’s orchestra at Auschwitz concentration camp on Sunday, Oct. 1 at 18: 00 local time in the assembly hall at Kibbutz Netzer Sereni, Israel. Read more » »
Media Coverage of B’nai B’rith World Center and KKL-JNF Joint Holocaust Commemoration Ceremony Honoring Jews Who Rescued Fellow Jews – B’nai B’rith International
The courageous Jewish woman who fooled the NazisFor the 23rd consecutive year, the B’nai B’rith World Center in Jerusalem and Keren Kayemeth LeIsrael – Jewish National Fund (KKL-JNF) hosted a joint Holocaust commemoration ceremony on Holocaust Martyrs and Heroes Remembrance Day (April 18, 2023). Read more » »
